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International Space Station Visible Tonight
International Space Station Visible TonightFolks - Good news! Another opportunity to spot the International Space Station this evening as it passes over our area in Arizona. It should be a great pass and hopefully the clouds will be minimal. Treat
your family and friends to a viewing of the International Space Station
tonight. I find that even the most non-technical family member or
friend get a kick out of seeing the station as it moves across the sky
at 17,150 MPH - that's 4.76 miles per second - and about 250 miles above
us. If
you are an amateur radio operator, take the opportunity to relate how
us hams can communicate directly with the ISS or through one of its
transponders. The
ISS will be visible for 4 minutes and should be a good viewing and
becomes visible directly from South Southwest and disappears toward East.
Time: Thu May 13 8:42 PM Visible: 4 min Max Height: 48¡ã Appears: 10¡ã above SSW
(from 202 degrees)
Disappears: 39¡ã above E
(toward 90 degrees)
I've
also attached an illustration that will help you determine how to use
this information. You can watch and track the station in advance at this
link: And, something new! I've attached a chart of the actual pass. Remember,
these times are based on a viewing site from the Mesa area (and within
50 miles). If you would like to generate times from your specific city
or town, visit the link and follow the instructions. If
your specific city or town isn¡¯t listed, pick the closest one. The
space station is visible for at least a 50 mile (80 km) radius around
each of the listed locations. If you are an amateur radio operator, listen in (or work) on these frequencies: Voice and SSTV Downlink: 145.80 (Worldwide) Voice Uplink: 144.49 for ITU Regions 2 and 3 VHF Packet Uplink and Downlink: 145.825 (Worldwide) - easiest to hear UHF Packet Uplink and Downlink: 437.550 UHF/VHF Repeater Uplink: 437.800 UHF/VHF Repeater Downlink: 145.799 (67Hz PL Tone) Regards, Joe N2QOJ |
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Re: Central Arizona Youth Net Canceled
May 9th 2021 - The Central Arizona Youth Net at 5 PM today is back on schedule with an alternate net control station!449.325 (-) 100Hz via EchoLink at N2QOJ-R Thank you for your continued support!On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 8:56 AM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
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Amateur Radio Test Session - May 12th, 7 PM - Queen Creek Area
Amateur Radio Test Session - May 12th, 7 PM - Queen Creek Area Are you ready to upgrade?? Do you have a friend or family member ready to take the FCC Amateur Radio Technician exam? If so, there will be a test session in Queen Creek next? Wednesday, May 12th at 7:00 PM. This test session is by appointment only and there is no cost. The exact location will be announced to the person during registration for the session. If an interested person is seeking an initial radio license (i.e.? has no call sign) then that person must also have a Federal Registration Number (FRN) issued by the FCC in order to take a test. Follow this link to complete the FRN registration and receive an FRN:? If
you would like to schedule an appointment, please provide the following
information in an email (asap) to Sue Rogers, W7SKH, at Happyham7777@...: Name: Call sign (if any): Email address: Address: Use the same address you gave when getting you FRN assigned. Telephone number: FRN: This session is hosted by Chuck - W7CBR, Sue - W7SKH, and Bob - K9WMP, of the Laurel VEC. Good luck! Joe, N2QOJ |
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New ARRL Podcast -The Eclectic Tech - Episode 33
New ARRL Podcast -The?Eclectic?Tech - Episode 33 The ARRL has a new podcast and it is hosted by Steve Ford, WB8IMY. The?Eclectic?Tech podcast brings news, interviews, and commentary about technology and science -- all with an amateur radio twist. This
33rd episode has the following topics: Diagnosing and treating several troublesome "patients" at W1AW with station manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. Stream: As always, comments are welcome. Regards, Joe, N2QOJ |
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Re: EchoLink Node N2QOJ-R is Down
The N2QOJ-R EchoLink node at the STV/Ocotillo Repeater is back online. New router, working well. Joe, N2QOJ On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 12:56 PM Joe Sammartino via <jsammartino=[email protected]> wrote:
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New Nets Added to the Net Calendar
New Nets added to the world famous Queen Creek Amateur Radio Club Net Calendar! "Shop Talk" , Especially for the new ham - West Valley Amateur Radio Club, Sundays at 8PM "Fusion Net", from the Kings County Radio Club of Brooklyn NY, Thursdays at 9PM Eastern Time. VIA Wires X. You can find the details for these nets at: Be sure to try the "Agenda" view for a daily listing. All views are printable. If you are a Gmail user, you can add our net calendar to your own calendar. Thanks to Wesley, AG7WQ, for the Fusion Net recommendation. It's our first Wires X listing. Regards, Joe, N2QOJ |
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Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test, May 7-8th
Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band TestGreat event to practice your split frequency and cross-band skills! The link in the article for requesting a QSL card seems to be somewhat inaccurate. Follow the note at the bad link: "The COMEX Check In Form and After Action Survey have moved to:" Joe, N2QOJ |
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Attention DMR Brandmeister Users! - 3101 Server to Shut Down
Attention DMR Brandmeister Users!Beginning May 1st of 2021, Brandmeister will be asking its 3101 server users to switch to the new 3104 master server. This change is due to unanticipated events requiring the server to be decommissioned. The server will be decommissioned around December 1st, but we¡¯re telling you now to give you time to prepare for the change. If you¡¯re currently using this server for your hotspots, repeaters, bridge connections; you need to start moving to the new Brandmeister 3104 server. This video from BridgeCom explains the change over process: Joe, N2QOJ |
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Re: Test Session, April 28th, Mesa @ 6:30 PM
Just a reminder......
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Joe Sammartino
